Expanding the Cloud - Introducing Amazon CloudSearch — Today Amazon Web Services is introducing Amazon CloudSearch, a new web service that brings the power of the Amazon.com's search technology to every developer. Amazon CloudSearch provides a fully-featured search engine that is easy to manage and scale.

How Samsung beat Nokia … via Nokia lowers Devices & Services first quarter 2012 outlook and provides second quarter 2012 outlook » Nokia - Press. — We don't have the total number of Samsung shipments, however estimates exist. They range between 41 and 44 million smartphones and 44 and 47 million feature phones.

First Intel Ivy Bridge launch expected on April 23 — The first wave of Ivy Bridge systems from PC vendors should include quad-core mobile laptops like the HP Envy 15. — (Credit: Hewlett-Packard) — The first of a series of Ivy Bridge chip announcements is expected on April 23, CNET has learned.

US Govt. Objects To Megaupload Hiring Top Law Firm — Following the raids on Megaupload in January, tens of millions of dollars in assets and funds belonging to the company were seized. — Initially a law firm called Sidley Austin LLP had been negotiating on Megaupload's behalf for the return …

Tumblr Tests New Tools for Users and Brands — Can the Company Be a Business Without Traditional Advertising? Founder David Karp Explains — This may be Instagram's week, but it has been Tumblr's year. On Wednesday, the social platform announced a partnership with Spotify.

Hotfile's Most Downloaded Files Are Open Source Software — Last year the MPAA started a lawsuit against Hotfile, one of the Internet's most popular cyberlocker services. — The movie studios claim the file-hoster is promoting “massive digital theft” and want it to be shut down, an accusation Hotfile fiercely rejects.

Stores Go Online to Find a Perfect Fit — When Andy Dunn helped start Bonobos five years ago, he wanted to shake up the retail industry with a men's wear brand exclusively sold online. — Now, Mr. Dunn, 33, and Brian Spaly, his business partner, are embracing the brick-and-mortar model …

Apple Reveals New Whiz-Bang No-Code Content Authoring Tool — On April 12, 2012, the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that reveals a new electronic content authoring tool in the works that's configured to optimize authored content for one or more intended devices.

A Boeing phone: Aerospace giant making Android device — Boeing is jumping into the smartphone business, developing a new mobile device - but we probably won't be buying this one at our local wireless store. — The company is working on a secure communications device for the U.S. government defense …

With CS6, Adobe tidies up Premiere Pro, speeds up After Effects — Premiere Pro CS6 strips away much of the widgetry that cluttered its predecessor's user interface. (Click to enlarge.) — (Credit: Screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET) — Quick access to software features is nice, but there can be too much of a good thing.

Google Earnings Preview: Sell More, Charge Less, Be Happy — You want to hear Larry Page and company talk about Android and Google+ and YouTube and maybe even Google Goggles this afternoon? Me, too. — But if last quarter's earnings call is a guide, we'll end up hearing a lot about CPC …